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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 175
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.83 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Youthful draped bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Infant Dionysos seated in cradle right, thyrsus behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Infant Dionysos seated in cradle right, thyrsus behind.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy dates unknown: Rogers Collection and, later, R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 8, 1967